Lately.

Last Saturday 9/8 I was fortunate enough to record WHY?, Doseone and Serengeti at The Cedar Cultural Center. Thanks to Snake and to The Cedar. WHY?'s fifth album, Mumps, etc. will be released on October 9th 2012.

Tonight is Caspian and Cursive at The Varsity Theater. Caspian's third album, Waking Season will be released on September 25th in the US. 

Blood and Sun @ The Varsity Theater

Cover of official release pictured.

320kbps mp3 | FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec)

Blood and Sun
The Varsity Theater
Minneapolis, MN
Thursday January 5th 2012

Recorded by: empty (emptystapes AT gmail DOT com)
Location: DINish, to the left of the board ROC, 30' back, ~7' ^
Source: AKG 414B-xls (Hypers) > Silver Quad customs > UA-5 (BM2p+) > iRiver h120 (Optical @ 16bit 44.1kHz WAV)
Transfer: h120 > USB 2.0 > PC [WAV > (TLH for FLAC/RazorLame> 320kbps mp3]
Edit: Sound Forge 10 (mild compression) CD Wave (track indexing)

This Recording is for Promotional & Archival Purposes Only.

01. Our Merciless Master
02. Death is the Martyr of Beauty (Death In June)
03. Slaughter the Instant
04. The Blade (Sol Invictus)
05. Instrumental
06. White Storms Fall

Luke Tromiczak: Vocals, Guitar
Thomas Ashe: Violin
James Carolan: Bass Clarinet
Erik Wivinus: Percussion (live)

Blood and Sun on Bancamp.

So 5 days into the new year I knew I had already been exposed to one of, perhaps my favorite band to come out of Minneapolis in the next 12 months. Kind of early for bold statements, I know. I encourage you to check out Blood and Sun for yourself to see what I am talking about. They recorded a 4 track demo this past December that is limited to 100 copies. Contact the band if you would like one before they run out. Blood and Sun, Still Pacific and Safewords supported The Rope on this evening. Thanks to the bands and to The Varsity Theater for allowing me to record.

I believe this was their 2nd, maybe 3rd show ever? I know of one other that happened in December. If you would like to see them live there's a prime opportunity to do so this Thursday the 19th at The Kitty Cat Klub as part of the monthly Perish event. 10pm with no cover.

The Rope at The Varsity Theater Tonight!

The Rope
with Safewords, Still Pacific & Blood and Sun

The Varsity Theater
Thursday January 5th
$8 | 18+

7:00 - Doors
8:00 - Blood and Sun (30 mins)
8:45 - Still Pacific (30 mins)
9:30 - Safewords (45 mins)
10:30 - The Rope (60 mins)

RSVP?

Sorry Langhorne...

After missing the 2005(?) show with Lucero I made sure I caught Langhorne Slim a few times at The Triple Rock between 2006 and 2007. Then his agent started booking at The 400. For fear of being scolded for trying to record at The 400 I stayed home missing what I'm sure were great shows. I got way excited for The Varsity show and it went on the calendar immediately. Unfortunately after hemorrhaging a good amount of cash and sleep on this last 5 night run I think I'll be sitting this one out. Joel, where you at old friend? Please tell me you'll make it out. You remember the 05/28/06 gig with Slim, Metal Hearts and Murder by Death? Ha Ha Tonka sure did bring it last May...here's that recording.

The Varsity Tonight!
Langhorne Slim
with special guests Ha Ha Tonka and Young Man
8pm Doors, 9pm Music
$10 advance / $12 day of show

Archive: Rocky Votolato @ The Varsity Theater '07

Download a .RAR file containing this set here.

Rocky Votolato
The Varsity Theater
Minneapolis, MN
April 5th 2007

Taper: empty - emptystapes AT gmail DOT com
Location: DINish DFC ~20ft, ~9' ^
Source: Studio Projects C4 Cards > UA-5 (BM2p+) > iRiver h120 (Optical @ 16bit 44.1kHz WAV)
Conversion: h120 > USB > PC [WAV > FLAC5 > 320kbps mp3]
Edit: CD Wave (tracking) Sound Forge 7 (mild normalize)
TRT: 51:25

This Recording is for Promotional & Archival Purposes Only.

01. ...intro
02. Portland Is Leaving
03. White Daisy Passing
04. I'll Catch You
05. Tennessee Train Tracks
06. The Night's Disguise
07. She Was Only In It For The Rain
08. Plastic Jesus
09. Alabaster
10. Montana
11. Tinfoil Hats
12. Uppers Aren't Necessary
13. Streetlights
14. Mix Tapes / Cellmates

Website | Myspace

Since I don't even have The Appleseed Cast or The Soviettes recordings ready it might be a bit before I do anything with the recording of Rocky's set Thursday night (04/01/10) at The Triple Rock. I didn't want to leave you hanging so I thought it would be a nice time to recirculate Rocky's 2007 stop at The Varsity Theater. This was recording was well received at The Traders' Den back in '07. Owen and Chad from Drag the River were also on the bill.

Themselves @ The Varsity Theater

Download your 320kbps mp3s here.

Themselves
The Varsity Theater
Minneapolis, MN
Friday December 4th 2009

This Recording is for Promotional & Archival Purposes Only.

01. Back II Burn
02. The Mark
03. Untitled
05. Gangster Of Disbelief
06. (letter to MPLS interlude) > Only Child Explosion

Myspace | Facebook | Anticon Records

I present to you the first five tracks from last December's Themselves set at The Varsity Theater. I don't mean to crush hopes but this is all I am going to release for now. All Themselves releases can be had through Anticon Records. The complete Eyedea & Abilities set can be downloaded here.

Eyedea & Abilities @ The Varsity Theater

320kbps mp3s available here.

Eyedea & Abilities
The Varsity Theater
Minneapolis, MN
Friday December 4th 2009

Taper: empty (emptystapes AT gmail DOT com)
Location: DINish, DFC, 25' back, ~9' ^
Source: Milab VM-44 (Link) > Silver Quad customs > UA-5 (BM2p+) > iRiver h120 (Optical @ 16bit 44.1kHz WAV)
Transfer: h120 > USB 2.0 > PC [WAV > razorlame > 320kbps mp3s]
Edit: CD Wave (tracking) Sound Forge 10 (fades)
TRT: 75:58

This Recording is for Promotional & Archival Purposes Only.

01. Man Vs. Ape
02. Birth of a Fish
03. This Story
04. Factory
05. Smile
06. Glass
07. Sky Diver
08. Liquid Sovereignty
09. Jel vs. DJ Abilities
10. Paradise
11. Hey Fever
12. Spin Cycle
13. Head Tripping w/ Kristoff Krane *
14. Junk
15. Now
16. Gary Cuts
17. ...encore
18. Puppy Dogs & Ice Cream jam ^
19. freestyle #

* Found on Kristoff Krane's album "This Will Work For Now"
^ Puppy Dogs & Ice Cream is Kristoff Krane, Impulse, Eyedea & Mr. Dufaux
# Eyedea & Abilities w/ Themselves, Carnage, Kristoff Krane

Myspace | Facebook | Rhymesayers

Another end of the year homecoming show that delivers on any musical or social level you want to comment on. The nonfuckwithable duo Themselves co-headlined and local favorites Kristoff Krane and Sector7G rounded out the bill. When these guys are all in the same building together and Mesa Pizza is across the street where else would you be on a Friday night in Dinkytown? The beta sigma omega house is not an acceptable answer.

Thursday @ The Varsity

FLAC files are available on The Traders' Den.

Thursday
The Varsity Theater
Minneapolis, MN
Monday September 28th 2009

Taper: empty (emptystapes AT gmail DOT com)
Location: DINish FOB 4' ROC, 25' back, ~9' ^
Source 1: MBHO 603a KA200N > Silver Quad customs > UA-5 (BM2p+) > iRiver h120 (Optical @ 16bit 44.1kHz WAV)
Source 2: SBD > iRiver h120 (Line-In @ 16bit 44.1kHz WAV)
Transfer: h120 > USB 2.0 > PC [WAV > mixdown > FLAC > WAV > TLH lvl 6 + Tested > FLAC]
Matrix: WAV > Sony Vegas 7 (mixing and edits) > WAV > FLAC
Edit: CD Wave (tracking) Sound Forge 10 (fades)

This Recording is for Promotional & Archival Purposes Only.

01. For the Workforce, Drowning
02.
03. Division St.
04. The Other Side of the Crash
05. Paris in Flames
06. Understanding in a Car Crash
07. Friends in the Armed Forces
08. Autobiography of a Nation
09.
- Beyond the Visible Spectrum - *
10. Signals Over the Air
11.
12. ...encore
13. Jet Black New Year

Geoff Rickly
Tom Keeley
Lucas Previn
Tucker Rule
Steve Pedulla
Andrew Everding

www.thursday.net

I would sincerely like to thank Thursday for allowing me to put this out there. I honestly didn't think it was going to happen. John Harris is legit. Treat these guys well out there. Thursday's new record "Common Existence " is out on Epitaph Records. I apologize if the above line-up is incorrect. La Dispute and The Fall of Troy supported. Thanks to The Varsity for being the Dinkytown venue of choice. May the Varsity and Mesa Pizza live long and prosper. The AUD/SBD mixdown was done by none other than Z. Boes himself. * omitted per band request.

La Dispute @ The Varsity Theater

FLAC files are available via torrent on The Traders' Den
320kbps mp3s are available on emptystapes.com

La Dispute
The Varsity Theater
Minneapolis, MN
Monday September 28th 2009

Taper: empty (emptystapes AT gmail DOT com)
Location: DINish FOB 4' ROC, 25' back, ~9' ^
Source: MBHO 603a KA200N > Silver Quad customs > UA-5 (BM2p+) > iRiver h120 (Optical @ 16bit 44.1kHz WAV)
Transfer: h120 > USB 2.0 > PC [WAV > mixdown > FLAC > WAV > TLH lvl 6 + Tested > FLAC]
cavis Matrix: SoundForge 7.0 (sync) > Cool Edit Pro 2.0 (mixdown) > SoundForge 7.0 (levels/editing) > FLAC
Edit: CD Wave (tracking) Sound Forge 10 (fades)
TRT: 30:53

This Recording is for Promotional & Archival Purposes Only.

01. Such Small Hands (this is for a friend over on 43rd Ave South)
02. Said the King to the River
03. Last Blues For Bloody Knuckles
04. Damaged Goods
05. Sad Prayers For Guilty Bodies
06. Fairmount
07. New Storms For Older Lovers

Jordan Dreyer - Vocals
Chad Sterenberg - Guitar
Adam Vass - Bass
Kevin Whittemore - Guitar
Brad Vander Lugt - Drums

||Official||
||myspace||
||Facebook||
||last.fm||
||PureVolume||

La Dispute was at the top of the "bands to tape in 2009" list alongside a certain three lettered band ending with a question mark. I'm so grateful to have had the opportunity. I've seen a lot of amazing music this year but I can't recall anyone who would be able to surpass the heart and the engergy these guys bring. La Dispute formed in Grand Rapids, Michigan the summer of 2004. They're a young band but something tells me they will be around for a long time to come. You can score both LPs in CD & vinyl through No Sleep Records. Too bad they didn't have that hoodie at the merch table. This show was in support of The Fall of Troy and Thursday. Thanks to the band, John Harris and of course The Varsity for allowing this recording to happen. My friend cavis also deserves respect for the matrix assistance.

It's very likely that the Fall of Troy and Thursday sets are to follow. Please support all of the bands by picking up the official releases.

Golden Birthdays & Tour Managers...

So if I let Thursday's tour manager know that the 29th is my "golden birthday" do you think they'll show mercy on the taping front? I'm very interested in getting a recording of the La Dispute set and was given the green light by them to do so. I've heard from people on the West coast that The Fall of Troy are cool with it as well. In all honesty if I need to pack it up before Thursday go on to accomplish this than I'm down. Taping "bigger" bands can get tricky. Even if they're cool with it they may get trumped by the management. I also haven't tried taping at The Varsity since my homie Erik's departure so things could get interesting.

Unfortunately, Young Widows have dropped off the tour but will be returning to The Triple Rock in November with Russian Circles. Their previous two shows (Triple Rock & Turf Club) are in the archives.

Besides being a gorgeous venue what's the best part about seeing shows at The Varsity? Mesa Pizza is across the street!

La Dispute come to Minneapolis...

La Dispute's November 2008 album "Somewhere at the Bottom of the River Between Vega and Altair" didn't find it's way to me until 6 months ago but it came at the perfect time. I've been waiting for them to hit town every since. To my knowledge this will be their first time playing Minneapolis. On the down side it's likely to be a short opening set on a 4 band bill. On the up side they'll be playing in front of Thursday crowds which I'm sure will secure them some new fans. Besides the myspace La Dispute has a blog for more information on the band. Thursday has put together an interesting tour. I've taped Young Widows twice and have heard good things about The Fall of Troy for a few years. Here's hoping Thursday's tour manager and the Varsity's new sound engineer are cool with mic stands.

All shows are Thursday w/ The Fall of Troy, La Dispute & Young Widows.

Sep 22 Headliner’s Music Hall Louisville, Kentucky
Sep 23 Bottom Lounge Chicago, Illinois
Sep 25 Beachland Ballroom Cleveland, Ohio
Sep 26 Turner Hall Ballroom Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Sep 28 Varsity Theater Minneapolis, Minnesota
Sep 29 Slowdown Omaha, Nebraska
Sep 30 The Flytrap Tulsa, Oklahoma
Oct 1 Granada Lawrence, Kansas
Oct 2 Marquis Theatre Denver, Colorado
Oct 3 In the Venue Salt Lake City, Utah

dredg @ The Varsity Theater

Here's a link to the torrent.

dredg
The Varsity Theater
Minneapolis, MN
Monday November 17th

Taper: empty (neveragain1980 AT yahoo DOT com)
Location: DINish, DFC, 30' back, ~10' ^
Source: MBHO 603a KA200N > Silver Quad customs > UA-5 (BM2p+) > iRiver h120 (Optical @ 16bit 44.1kHz WAV)
Conversion: h120 > USB 2.0 > PC [WAV > TLH lvl 6 + Tested > FLAC]
Edit: CD Wave (tracking) Sound Forge 9.0 (fades)
TRT: 78:00

Please Do Not sell this recording. Share & trade it freely.
Please Do Not circulate mp3s or other lossy formats.

01. Same Ol' Road
02. The Tanbark is Hot Lava
03. Of the Room
04. New Heart Shadow
05. Ode to the Sun
06. Planting Seeds
07. Ireland *
08. ...banter
09. R U O K *
10. Savior *
11. Lynyrd Skynyrd banter > Slayer tease > Welcome Judgement Day > unkown song w/ lyrics
12. Triangle #
13. Jamais Vu #
14. 18 People Living In Harmony #
15. Sang Real #
16. Bug Eyes
17. Here kitty kitty > instrumental > The Canyon Behind Her
18. Wondrous Miracle > drum takedown jam

* new
# w/ Judgement Day (Anton on Violin & Lewis on Cello)

Gavin Hayes - Vocals / Slide Guitar / Guitar
Drew Roulette - Bass / Samples
Mark Engles - Guitar
Dino Campanella - Drums / Piano

www.dredg.com | www.myspace.com/dredg

The new album is being released 03/29/08. Thanks to both dredg and the Varsity Theater for being cool with taping.

Gavin had mic/mic cable issues in places but other than that the show sounded great and the tape is very solid.

Pretty standard set for the second half of the tour. Earlier in the tour some sets also included "Catch Without Arms" as well as unreleased songs such as "Waterborne," "I Don't Know" and "It's Not Worth It." Thanks to JRundquist a pic of Mark's set list is included. I'm curious what "Shark Nap" is.

Please support dredg and buy the official releases.

Judgement Day @ The Varsity Theater

Here is a link to the torrent.

Judgement Day
The Varsity Theater
Minneapolis, MN
Monday November 17th 2008

Taper: empty (neveragain1980 AT yahoo DOT com)
Location: DINish (cm, ~90º), DFC, 25' back, ~10' ^
Source: MBHO 603a KA200N > Silver Quad customs > UA-5 (BM2p+) > iRiver h120 (Optical @ 16bit 48kHz WAV)
Conversion: h120 > USB 2.0 > PC [WAV > TLH lvl 6 + Tested > FLAC]
Edit: CD Wave (tracking) Sound Forge 9 (fades)
TRT: 35:55

Please Do Not sell this recording. Share & trade it freely.
Please Do Not circulate mp3s or other lossy formats.

01. Death March
02. Barrage
03. Out of the Abyss
04. Cobra Strike
05. ...band intros
06. Klagenstuck
07. Air Raid (acoustic)
08. Finis Omne
09. Genosha

Anton Patzner - Violin
Lewis Patzner - Cello
Jon Bush - Drums

www.stringmetal.com
www.myspace.com/stringmetal

This band is amazing and I'm so glad dredg took them on tour. Anton really supports taping and I think we should return the favor. Don't miss these guys out in the Bay Area or elsewhere.

Jonah Matranga @ The Varsity Theater

Hope this is cool Jonah. Really wanted it to come out before the election.

Jonah Matranga
The Varsity Theater
Minneapolis, MN
August 5th 2006

Taper: empty (neveragain1980 AT yahoo DOT com)
Location: DINish, 30' back, ~10' ^
Source: MBHO 603a KA200N > UA-5 (BM2p+) > iRiver h120 (Optical @ 16bit 44.1kHz WAV)
Conversion: h120 > USB 2.0 > PC [WAV > FLAC Frontend 1.7.1 lvl 6 + Verify]
Edit: CD Wave (tracking) Sound Forge 9.0 (normalized + fades)
TRT: 60:07

Please Do Not sell this recording. Share & trade it freely.
Please Do Not circulate mp3s or other lossy formats.

01. Better Than This ^
02. Got My List ^
03. As Much to Myself as to You ^
04. I Want You To Be My Witness ^
05. Aeroplanes ^
06. Hostage > The Cross * #
07. banter
08. If Ever (false start)
09. If Ever +
10. Feel Alright +
11. Sadie +
12. Drive Away +
13. This Is The Part +
14. The Greatest Wonder > Stay + ^

Tracks 1-7 & 14 are solo while 8-13 are with the band.

^ Jonah Matranga
* New End Original
# Prince
+ Gratitude

Jonah Matranga - Vocals, Guitar
Jeremy Tappero - Guitar, Vocals
Bob Lindsey - Bass
David Jarnstrom - Drums

www.jonahmatranga.com
www.attentionrock.com (Jeremy, Bob and David's Minneapolis based rock band)

This is a good time for this tape to surface. This was the first of four dates in a short Midwest run with Attention opening for Jonah and then coming back out for a set of Gratitude songs. Unfortunately Jeremy's mother passed away after Chicago. Jonah played Cleveland and Detroit by himself.

So this guy Jonah was in the band FAR from 91-98. Officially went "solo" in 99. He formed New End Original with a different bunch of fellas from 2000-2002. "Gratitude was formed in 2000 by Mark Weinberg (Crumb) and Thomas Becker. Initially called the Collision, the band was joined by Bob Lindsey on bass and Robbie Cronholm (Crumb) on vocals." After touring with New End Original in 02 Jonah took over on vocals. "Gratitude released a statement on November 25, 2005 claiming that they had in fact decided to split after playing one final show at the Ascot Room in Minneapolis two days earlier."

As of October 08 FAR have been playing shows again which is exciting. Jonah has been one of my favorite musicians for over 10 years now. Purchase a cd or a show ticket if you're not familiar with his doings.

Check out Jonah, check out Attention, check out Little Hot Pony.

"This is the part where we start to feel..."

City on the Make @ The Varsity Theater

Get some.

City on the Make
The Varsity Theater
Minneapolis, MN
Thursday May 15th 2008

Taper: empty (neveragain1980 AT yahoo DOT com)
Location: DIN (~20cm, ~90º), DFC, 25' back, ~10' ^
Source: MBHO 603a + KA200N > Mil Spec Silver Quad customs > UA-5 (BM2p+) > iRiver h120 (Optical @ 16bit 48kHz WAV)
Conversion: h120 > USB 2.0 > PC [WAV > TLH lvl 6 + Tested > FLAC]
Edit: iZotope RX (48kHz > 44.1kHz) CD Wave (tracking) Sound Forge 9 (fades)
TRT: 49:19

01. Pocket Full of Copper *
02. Howlin' at a Sliver of the Moon
03. Cyborg Killer
04. A Million Bucks ^
05. Arc Lamps
06. Money is My Friend #
07. New Shoes #
08. Pick Me Ups
09. tuneage...
10. Chicks on Bikes ^
11. Good Old Fashioned Fire ^

Encore:

12. "honey you ain't holy" *

* w/ 3 piece drum cadence - Colin, Stephen & Mischa
^ on the $1,000,000 EP to be released June 7th
# unreleased

Mike Massey - vocals
Mischa Kegan - guitar
Stephen Rowe - bass
Colin Stumbras - drums

www.cityonthemake.net | www.myspace.com/cityonthemake

An extremely accurate and fun review of the show.
A great article from Reveillemag.com

I've been taping & torrenting shows since Jan. 2004 and a large part of that has been making an effort to put the word out on local music that I believe in. When someone from Moscow says thanks for posting the latest A Whisper in the Noise show you keep going because it's something that you really care about doing. Some of you that have grabbed past torrents may be familar with lines such as "______ is a great band from the Twin Cities..." or "______ is one of my favorite Minneapolis bands." Well, I'm going on the record. City on the Make is my favorite Minneapolis band. To be honest I didn't know who they were prior to May '06. I had been popping into the Nomad every Thursday night to tape Abzorbr's May residency. After staggering up the basement stairs my face was melted (OK, not really) by a fusion of Blues & Rock & Punk & lots of other words that people use to find tidy places to put music. Yeah, I know other people have rocked similar formats but there is something else going on here folks, trust me. Would I ever lead you astray?

I'm really not a fan of how most bands sound coming out of a murdochspace player...especially if you have crappy pc speakers like mine. So I guess in the end, the LP "In the Name of Progress" & EP "$1,000,000" both sound great pulsating through a home/car stereo but don't base your decision to download this or future shows off of a couple quick 96kbps mp3 listens.

Much respect to Stacy for making it through Law School and inviting everyone to her party. Check out her amazing concert photography here.

City on the Make are releasing their new EP $1,000,000 June 7th at the 400 Bar with Dragons Power Up and the Tender Sweaters.

utorrent needs the .torrent file to download the show.
I convert FLAC to WAV for CDR burning.
I play FLAC and everything else on PCs.

Humanboy @ The Varsity (SBD)

Here's a link to the torrent.

Humanboy
The Varsity Theater
Minneapolis, MN
Thursday February 28th 2008

Taper: empty (neveragain1980 AT yahoo DOT com)
Source: Soundboard > 1/4" adapters > dual RCA Monster cable > iRiver h120 (Line-In @ 16bit 44.1kHz WAV)
Conversion: h120 > USB 2.0 > PC [WAV > FLAC]
Edit: CD Wave (tracking)
TRT: 52:47

Please Do Not sell this recording. Share & trade it freely.

01.
02.
03.
04.
05.
06.
07.
08.
09.

Brie Harthun - Vocals, Nord Synthesizer
Ben Berg - Electric and sometimes acoustic guitar, Yamaha RS7000, bass, artwork
Geoff Fischbein - acoustic fingerstyle guitar
Ryan Guanzon - drums, electronic automation

www.myspace.com/humanboy

This is a really great set from Humanboy that opened the A Whisper in the Noise "Dry Land" US CD Release. All 4 of these people bring something to the table that makes me want to see this band again. I really don't think you'll be disappointed after giving this a quick download. I have a really nice Audience recording I'll post as well. To be honest, I'm only familiar with the tracks on myspace (check 'em out) so I was hoping Ben would help with the setlist! I hope you enjoy some Humanboy.

A Whisper in the Noise "Dry Land" US CD Release

Here's a link to the torrent.

A Whisper in the Noise
"Dry Land" US CD Release
The Varsity Theater
Minneapolis, MN
Thursday February 28th 2008

Taper: empty (neveragain1980 AT yahoo DOT com)
Location: DINish (cm, º), DFC ~25'back, ~10' ^
Source: Studio Projects C4's > Mil Spec Silver Quad customs > UA-5 (BM2p+) > iRiver h120 (Optical @ 16bit 44.1kHz WAV)
Conversion: h120 > USB 2.0 > PC [WAV > FLAC]
Edit: CD Wave (tracking) Sound Forge 9.0 (fades d1t1 & d2t9)

Please Do Not sell this recording. Share & trade it freely.
Please Do Not circulate mp3s or other lossy formats.

Disc I - 55:43

01. The Times They Are a Changin' (Dylan)
02. Last Night
03. In Will
04. As We Were
05. Awaken to Winter
06. A New Dawn
07. Hell's Half Acre
08. This Time, It's
09. Traffic
10. Anymore

Disc II - 45:19 w/o sbd tracks

01. Refuse You #
02. Into You (alt version)
03. Armament
04. Through Wounds We Soon Will Stitch
05. The Tale of Two Doves
06. In the Dark

Sons *

07. Tango
08. A Child
09. The Song You Hate

10.Armament ^
11.The Song You Hate ^

Encore:

You, The Orphan *
Silence *
Wall of You *

# unreleased
* on setlist but not played
^ soundboard (sbd > rca > h120)

West Thordson - Vocals / Composition / Piano / Synthetics / Guitar
Matt Irwin - Drums / Guitar / Synthetics
Hannah Murray - Violin / Vocals
Severin Peterson - Bass/Saw

www.awitn.com
www.myspace.com/awitn

You can purchase a copy of the new album at awitn.com/option1.html. Thanks to Ben from Humanboy and Erik from the Varsity.

Spread the word in Germany and throughout EU. Tape some shows...

Roma di Luna @ The Varsity Torrent

Here's a link to the torrent.

Roma di Luna
The Varsity Theater
Minneapolis, MN
Friday September 21st 2007

Taper: empty (neveragain1980 AT yahoo DOT com)
Location: DINish, DFC - a hair right, 25' back, ~9' ^
Source: ADK 51TL cards > Mil Spec Silver Quad customs > UA-5 (BM2p+) > iRiver h120 (Optical @ 16bit 44.1kHz WAV)
Conversion: h120 > USB 2.0 > PC [WAV > FLAC Frontend 1.7.1 lvl 6 + Verify]
Edit: CD Wave (tracking) Sound Forge 9.0 (fades)
TRT: 38:14

Please Do Not sell this recording. Share & trade it freely.
Please Do Not circulate mp3s or other lossy formats.

01. Ice Cold Body
02. Plenty
03. The Romance Of Wolves
04. Silver Dagger *
05. Letter to a Young Poet
06. The Devil Walks
07. Bury Me (Beneath The Killing Fields)

* traditional

Roma di Luna is Alexei & Channy Moon Casselle on vocals, violin and gutiar but this set also features these fine musicians:

Jessi Wilemek - additional vocals
Steve Yasgar - drums
Ben Durrant - electric guitar
Mike Rossetto - banjo

www.romadiluna.com
www.myspace.com/romadiluna

Opening for Kill the Vultures.

Thanks to Alexei & Channy for allowing me to document their music. Thanks to Erik at the Varsity for always encouraging taping and thanks to my friend DK for the TLs fun.

Kill the Vultures @ The Varsity Torrent

Here's a link to the torrent.

Kill the Vultures
The Varsity Theater (Midnight Pine Release Party)
Minneapolis, MN
Friday September 21st 2007

Taper: empty (neveragain1980 AT yahoo DOT com)
Location: DINish, DFC - a hair right, 25' back, ~9' ^
Source: ADK 51TL cards > Mil Spec Silver Quad customs > UA-5 (BM2p+) > iRiver h120 (Optical @ 16bit 44.1kHz WAV)
Conversion: h120 > USB 2.0 > PC [WAV > FLAC Frontend 1.7.1 lvl 6 + Verify]
Edit: CD Wave (tracking) Sound Forge 9.0 (fades)
TRT: 60:18

Please Do Not sell this recording. Share & trade it freely.
Please Do Not circulate mp3s or other lossy formats.

01. Dirty Hands
02. Moonshine
03. The Spider's Eyes
04. Strangers In The Doorways
05. Where The Cutthroats Stay
06. Midnight Pine
07. Searchlights & Suspects
08. Birchwood
09. The Wine Thief
10. Vermillion
11. The Vultures
12. Sick Days Are Upons Us
13. Beasts Of Burden
14. freestyle
15. Behind These Eyes

Anatomy - beats
Crescent Moon - voice
Nomi - voice (11-15)

www.myspace.com/killthevultures

Thanks to Alexei, Stephen and the Varsity for being cool with taping. Thanks also go out to DK for the TLs fun.

A few different elements came together to make this a special evening. It was the first time as far as I know that KTV played a set along with a screening of the Midnight Pine film. The Midnight Pine EP is the soundtrack to the film. It was also the first time I've seen this combination of songs from all 3 of the releases played in the same set. Most important of all, to me at least is the fact that it was the first KTV show with Nomi in over a year. I actually can't remember when the last show with all 4 members took place but Advizer is in Chicago working on his masters and Nomi is living out in San Francisco recording as Power Struggle (www.myspace.com/powerstruggle). Roma di Luna and Digitata opened the festivities.

Since this is the first KTV tape I'm releasing a bit of background information is in order. Those familiar with Minneapolis/St. Paul hip hop may already have the details...

"Trying to make a living with music certainly isn't the oddest job around. But making music rarely provides you with a steady income. That's why musicians are prone to have odd jobs, second jobs that allow them to pursue their music career. The younger ones might additionally strive for some higher education. It's this everyday life enviroment that brings forth a group like Oddjobs. Emerging in 1996 out of the Minnesota-based Cases of Mistaken Identity crew, the group featured Minneapolis MC's Advizer and Crescent Moon and St. Paul DJ's Anatomy and Deetalx. Also coming out of the CMI camp, rapper Nomi completed the Oddjobs line-up a few years later. As they became part of the Minneapolis scene governed by the Rhymesayers crew (Eyedea & Abilities, Atmosphere), Oddjobs released their first full-length in 1999, titled "Conflict and Compromise". The group broke up in 2005, but reformed (minus DJ Deetalx) as Kill the Vultures."

- www.myspace.com/oddjobsfansite